Interested in a career in museum libraries? Want to know more about philately? Native American art? Natural history? Take a look at the diverse offerings of the Smithsonian Libraries General Internships for Summer 2018. These flexible, part-time opportunities offer unique learning experiences in the largest museum library system in the world. Gain...

February 14th, 2018 marks celebrates the 200th Birthday of Frederick Douglass. Interested in contributing to his legacy? Join the Transcribe-a-thon organized by Colored Conventions and the Smithsonian Transcription Center.
Autobiographies of antebellum slaves, fugitive or former, are an extensive and influential tradition in American culture and a...

On January 24, 2018, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Earl. S. Tupper Library of Tropical Biology hosted an Open House in celebration of the Smithsonian Libraries 50th anniversary. The event honored the Library’s rich legacy and celebrated its impact supporting scholarship, research, and discovery at STRI. Attending the Open House...

Check It Out is a collaborative program between the Smithsonian Libraries and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s Education Departments. The program provides kits to families with young children that they can “check out” during their visits in the galleries. There are three different bags, each one anchored by a children’s book, simple hands-on...

Cover of the 2018 Color Our Collections coloring packet
Calling all coloring enthusiasts! #ColorOurCollections is back for 2018 and we have a brand new coloring packet!
During Color Our Collections, which is organized by the New York Academy of Medicine, cultural institutions from around the world will provide inspiration and coloring sheets for...